4 Thermarest NeoAir XLite Review

Reviewer: Kristoffer Fredriksson, Kalmar   (11-11-2012)

I highly recommend this mat. I bought the "Small" to complement my Exped SynMat Ultralite for trips where I want some extra weight saving and feel that I don't need a full length mat. It's incredibly light. My exemplar weighs in at ~220g with the pack sack (SynMat ~420g). The packaging size is a little smaller than listed - just below 20cm x 9cm.

The mat has kept me warm. The length and cut suits me. With my head on the mat, only my knees and below are outside. Larger persons should probably try it out before ordering. It's not the most quiet mat around. But I don't find that it's a problem.

It is easy to inflate and thanks to the one valve with screw closing it is very easy to do fine tuning if I find that I overinflated the mat. However, the valve design does make it hard to dry out moisture gathered inside the mat after a trip. But overall I think it's a tie between Exped and Thermarest valve design.

5 Thermarest NeoAir XLite Review

Reviewer: Daniel, Oldham   (11-10-2012)

Light camping mat. I really like it. I have use it on weekends trips, hiking and camping, and as spare mattress when friends come home and I have been always delighted with it. I was scared about the possibility of punctures... but it has not been a problem so far. Anyway I always put the mat over clean and flat terrain, never directly over branches or dirty ground. Doing that may be it would have been already broken.

In conclusion, the Therm-a-rest Neo Air X Lite is a very good and comfortable light camping mat, when packed it's superb for carry in the backpack, and when on use is comfortable enough for a good night sleep.

5 Thermarest NeoAir XLite Review

Reviewer: María Yustes, C/ Clavijo nº8 3ºB   (7-9-2012)

I used for the first time my Neo Air X Lite on my last climb in Pyrenees at the Frondiella S.W. We started from the Sarra lake at 19:15 p.m. and arrived to the Arrieles about 21:15. We used a bivouac that was there and I put my air bed, it only took me one minute to inflate it, where I passed a wonderful night. I had to deflate it just a little bit to adapt myself. You don´t notice its weight. Just one thing, I took precaution and I put my old mat under it, to avoid puncture, because if that happens I would have an "attack" (I say this because of the price).

5 Thermarest NeoAir XLite Review

Reviewer: Sonia Quintero, Thornton Heath   (6-9-2012)

My first impression when the mat arrived was so light it is, actually I was thinking in the begin that it would not been really strong or comfortable.Now I have used it for all summer in my cycling trips and I am very happy and impress about the quality, comfort and the weight/size of my Thermarest mat, also it came with a repair kit and its bag.

I would like to add the quick delivery; good customer service from Facewest. I really recommend Thermarest and Facewest.